Far Below the Surface of the World's Oceans, a Tough Place for Foam Cups - The New York Times
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Surprising Plastic Pollution Statistics & Facts of 2022 — Santa Cruz Works
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Educational Resources and Activities - New England Aquarium
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Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures - The New York Times
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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How Do We Clean Up All That Ocean Plastic? – State of the Planet
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Oceans Are Absorbing Almost All of the Globe's Excess Heat - The New York Times
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Marine plastic pollution - Wikipedia
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Ban Overboard: Exploring Solutions to Ocean Pollution - Competitive Enterprise Institute
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The Plastic Problem - The New York Times
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Single Use Plastics Plastic Pollution Coalition
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Exploring Carolina Canyons: Under Pressure: Shrinking Styrofoam Cups in the Deep Sea: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
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Thirty-six Thousand Feet Under the Sea